Vishal Bhardwaj is a filmmaker who creates movies that connect with the audience. His art has been appreciated by many, and now, Vishal Bhardwaj has praised Medha Shankar and Vikrant Massey’s "12th Fail." According to the news agency PTI, Vishal also mentioned that independent cinema has progressed and 'is now regressing.'

During a press conference at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2024, Vishal shared that there was a time when films like ‘Dev D’ and ‘Oye Lucky Lucky Oy’ could easily secure funding. However, he expressed that it's now challenging to raise money for such films. Vishal stated, “Independent cinema has progressed a lot. In fact, it progressed and is now regressing. What's responsible for that, we all are exploring. There was a time when films like 'Haider,' 'Maqbool,' 'Omkara,' which still had commercial stars, but films like 'Dev D' and 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oy,' we used to easily get money to make those kinds of films. Now it's very difficult to raise money for these kinds of films because everyone is scared, everyone is exploring 'ki kya chalega theatres mein' (what will work in theatres)."